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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2012
Deanna L. Q. Brown, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Jason J. Graves, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevan D. Holdaway, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Nhu T. Nguyen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ronald I. Olguin, Ii, Tucson, AZ (US);
Deanna L. Q. Brown, Queen Creek, AZ (US);
Jason J. Graves, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kevan D. Holdaway, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Nhu T. Nguyen, Tucson, AZ (US);
Ronald I. Olguin, II, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
For controlling power sequence in a blade center environment, a relationship component module creates a topology of interdependent relationships of devices in the blade center environment. The devices include server blades, storage blades, and switch modules. A sequence module defines a sequence of the devices in the blade center environment to power off and on based on the topology of interdependent relationships. The sequence includes an order of a first independent blade server, each dependent storage blade of the first independent blade server, and a second independent blade server. A monitor component module monitors a command from an Advanced Management Module (AMM) to regulate power for the devices in the blade center environment. The AMM regulates power within the blade center. A validation module validates that the command does not violate the interdependent relationships and the sequence of devices or else blocks the command if the command is not validated.